Nations Cup LIVE BLOG: USA vs England

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Archived Video from USA Rugby:

USA vs England from USA Women's Eagles on Vimeo.

UPDATE 8/3: Match report from Wendy, YSC Editor here.

707pm: In a mind blowing opening Nations Cup match, England holds on for the win over USA 15-11. Amazing match.

706pm: : England scored at the last minute…and takes the W. England 15 USA 11

702pm: Feed is down so we have no idea if England scored!

659pm: England lineout, #13 for England breaks through the line but it brought down short. Waterman breaks through but held back. USA defense is AMAZING!

658pm: Dropout was charged down by USA but USA is able to get it and get it into touch.

657pm: Kick had the distance but was wide! USA 22m dropout. Kill time ladies!

656pm: England will attempt a shot at goal, they are on the 22m in the corner.

656pm: Penalty to England, inside USA 22m. USA not releasing.

655pm: England is playing with frenzy now but USA is matching them in defense.

653pm: Feed back but not sure if/who got carded for USA. From the ref’s body language I believe someone got carded.

650pm: About 5 mins left, penalty against USA and ref will have a chat with USA captain.

649pm: England is keeping the ball with their forwards and pounding it. They finally go to their backs but a mishandle and USA grabs the ball. Scrum to England.

648pm: Deep lineout by England but good defense by #13 Amy Daniels of USA.

647pm: Penalty to England, USA high tackle. Quick tap but stopped again due to another penalty.

646pm: Feed was down for a bit, we came up and USA just slotted a PK. USA 11 England 10

641pm: England has numbers but they kick over the top and 22m dropout to USA.

640pm: Feed backup, looks like they were looking at #7 Kuglar for USA. She is so prone to facial injuries!

636pm:  Feed has gone down…will try to update as we can.

633pm: England walks it in and they are able to get it over the line. England 10 USA 8

632pm: Penalty to England off the scrum…not sure what it was for. England chooses scrum.

631pm: Sub for USA, #16 Devin Keller coming in for #2 Cheekes. England also subbed a few.

629pm: After that score England took a few minutes behind the line to compose themselves.

627pm: England attempted to clear but Vix #11 gathers it in and blazes past the defense to score in the corner. USA 8 England 5

626pm:  Another penalty against England for not rolling away. 3 in a row!

626pm: Another penalty to USA, England not rolling away. #10 Anderson kicks for touch.

626pm: Penalty to USA, England hands in. England chatting back so they go back another 10m. Quick tap by USA.

623pm: England will kick off to USA. Doesn’t appear that there were any subs.

614pm: Halftime. England 5 USA 3

613p: PK has the distance but not the accuracy. England play it out of the 22m and USA counter attacks.

613pm: #12 Kosanke is attempting a PK approximately 50m left. This may be due to the time left in the half.

612pm: USA counter rucking like crazy, Magrini with a little dummy up the side and the attack is on.

607pm: England #10 dummies through USA defenders, but USA stole the ruck. England fields it…very messy! USA scrum.

604pm: Penalty to USA, England not rolling away. USA will attempt points.

603pm: Kicking is the name of the game for both sides…but back triangles for each team are handling well.

601pm: #6 and #7 for USA are all over the place. Nice to see Kuglar and Kosanke drilling the scrumhalf!

556pm: Lots of tactical kicking by both sides, England counterattacks and with good support scores. England 5 USA 0

553pm: BIG tackle by #13 Amy Daniels and stops an England counterattack. Penalty to England, USA not releasing.

552pm: Penalty to England, USA not rolling away. They will kick for touch. England 0 USA 0

551pm: USA under pressure but handling it well. They clear and its a lineout at the 50m to USA.

548pm: USA escapes a penalty inside their 5m as #15 seals the ball. No call by the ref though…into touch.

547pm: England has been a bit stifled by the USA defense but most of the play has been in USA’s half.

542pm: Penalty kick was missed, 22m drop for USA.

541pm: Penalty to England, they will go for points.

538pm: Young but not inexperienced Pankey and Anderson for the USA are doing very well. USA continues to be strong in defense.

536pm: #10 USA Sadie Anderson has a HUGE kick but it goes over the dead ball line. Scrum from the kick to England.

535pm: Penalty to England, USA in from the side. They will clear and have a lineout on the 40m.

534pm: USA is not committing very many to the breakdown and they have plenty out on defense.

532pm: USA kicks deep and they are inside Englands 22m, lineout.

531pm: USA kicked off to England. USA showing lots of agression in defense, pushing England back.

524pm: Thanks to @johnlbirch, the more interesting question…who will get 2nd at the 2011 Nations Cup #Rugby Tourney? http://ow.ly/5TBOa

500pm: Vote for who you think will win the 2011 Senior Nations Rugby Cup!

England Roster
1. Rochelle Clark, 2. Victoria Fleetwood, 3. Laura Keates, 4. Rebecca Essex, 5. Tamara Taylor, 6. Joanna McGilchrist, 7. Margaret Alphonsi, 8. Sarah Hunter, 9. La Toya Mason, 10. Katy McLean (c), 11. Kay Wilson, 12. Alice Richardson, 13. Emily Scarratt, 14. Francesca Matthews, 15. Danielle Waterman.

Substitutes: 16. Amy Garnett, 17. Sophie Hemming, 18. Rowena Burnfield, 19. Jennifer Brightmore, 20. Natasha Hunt, 21. Sarah McKenna, 22. Claire Allan.

USA Roster
1. Farrah Douglas, 2. Lisa Butts, 3. Jamie Burke, 4. Stacey Bridges, 5. Stacy Baker, 6. Shaina Turley, 7. Lynelle Kugler, 8. Kate Daley, 9. Kim Magrini (c), 10. Sadie Anderson, 11. Vix Folayan, 12. Pam Kosanke, 13. Amy Daniels, 14. Vanesha McGee, 15. Samantha Pankey.

Substitutes: 16. Devin Keller, 17. Sarah Chobot, 18. Laura Miller, 19. Kitt Wagner, 20. Carrie White, 21. Sylvia Braaten, 22. Katie Dowty.

To view all the scores and rosters from the schedule, go here.